HOW TO ESTIMATE AMOUNT OF FILL REQUIRED
WHAT IS FILL? First of all we need to understand the term fills as used in construction industry. Fills these are earthen materials that are used to artificially raise the existing ground to a required level these can be dirty fill (soil fill), aggregates, rocks or crushed paved blocks. Hardcore fill Used as road bed to reduce capillary rise of water. USES 1. They are used to fill a dug hole or depression. 2. They are used to raise the existing ground level to a required one e.g fills in low laying grounds, fills as road layers. Soil Fill used as a road subgrade layer WHY WE NEED TO KNOW HOW TO CALCULATE ITS VOLUME PRIOR AND DURING CONSTUCTION 1. Help in preparation the unit cost of materials that used in determination of unit rate of work during bidding a tender. 2.Help to know number of trucks required to bring fill to site. 3. Help to amount of material required for a unit work during construction at site. HOW TO CALCULATE REQUIRED MATERIALS 1. Knowing important data In fill materi